[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62305-62306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23817]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Earth Scope Science and Education Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 
92-463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the 
following meeting.

    Name: EarthScope Science and Education Advisory Committee 
(16638).

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    Dates/Time: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 16, 2004 
(NSF); 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Wednesday, November 17, 2004 (EarthScope 
Office); 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, November 17, 2004 (NSF).
    Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22230, Stafford I Building, Room 770; EarthScope 
Office, 1200 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC.
    Type of Meeting: Part Open (see agenda below).
    Contact Person: Dr. Kaye Shedlock, Program Director, EarthScope 
Program, Division of Earth Sciences, Room 785, National Science 
Foundation, Arlington, VA, (703) 292-4693.
    Minutes: May be obtained from the contact person listed above.
    Purpose of Meeting: To carry out EarthScope proposal and 
management review, including program evaluation, GPRA assessments, 
and access to privileged materials; and to provide advice, 
recommendations, and oversight concerning EarthScope construction, 
operation, science and education support.
    Agenda: Closed: November 16, 2004, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.--To 
review the EarthScope Project Execution Plan (PEP) covering funding 
decisions for personnel and subcontracts for the construction phase 
of EarthScope; proposal actions from the 2004 EarthScope 
Solicitation, including the discussion of proposals still under 
review.
    Open: November 17, 2004, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.--To provide advice on 
the 2004 EarthScope Solicitation, education and outreach management 
structure, and revision of volcanic area instrumentation.
    Closed: November 17, 2004, 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--continue 
discussions of EarthScope Project Execution Plan (PEP) covering 
funding decisions.
    Reason For Closing: During the closed sessions, the committee 
will be reviewing proposal actions that may include privileged 
intellectual property or information confidential in nature, 
including personal information concerning individuals associated 
with the proposals. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), 
(4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.

    Dated: October 19, 2004.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-23817 Filed 10-25-04; 8:45 am]
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